Watch A Clever Senator Smack Down Deniers With His Extraordinary Commentary

Watch A Senator Smack Down Climate Change Deniers
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S.Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks to the media during a news conference January 24, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The legislators were expected to announce a new cap-and-trade bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S.Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks to the media during a news conference January 24, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The legislators were expected to announce a new cap-and-trade bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

It's not uncommon for politicians to make "the jobs argument" against mitigating climate change. Their reasoning is that slowing our carbon emissions would be too costly for the economy.

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